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I really like how their developing Aruto and Jin's relationship. Like with Aruto and Fuwa to a certain extent you've got two characters who've butted heads (well, more like trying to kill each other) and clashed in their ideals but are now (at least on Aruto's side) trying to come together and work with each other for a better future. And despite Jin's distrust of humans his growing fondness and slow willingness to believe in Aruto shines through even if he says otherwise to Horobi.

I just like the idea of Aruto starting his own, small scale, company from the ground up and picking up any scrapped Humagears he sees in the trash or just laying there uselessly. Which is also kind of sad, in a way. But at least it's clear things aren't over.

Mamoru does it again!

It's just really nice to see Rising Hopper again after, like, a bunch of episodes. I know we're at the point where the Main Rider (for understandable in-universe reasons) keeps spamming the mid-season upgrade, but it's appreciated when they get to bust out their Base Form again.

Is' season long character development has finally culminated in her Singularity! Now she is truly a person and dedicated herself to Aruto's ideals and helping him see them through.

Even though Thouser's been getting beaten up practically every episode at this point, it's still satisfying seeing him get trounced by Zero-One in his base form and Metal Cluster Hopper. And seeing Gai all tattered and bruised. That Finisher must have hurt.

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Originally Posted by Kamen Rider Die

But like I said, that all made more sense when Yua was on TV promoting ZAIA's Humagear-killing protection gear. Here, she's leading AIMS on a strike team on a bridge, with zero witnesses. There's no one to show off to, and even if there was, ZAIA owns AIMS and built the Shotrisers. Why not utilize the most effective, proven technology that you'd previously designed and field-tested?

(The answer, of course, is that Yua Needs To Look Evil, but that's a writer's decision, not a character's decision.)

Well, the AIMS team is kind of witnesses, and Gai is probably monitoring her, so...